Mayfair House by Squire and Partners
A pattern of bronze leaves covers the facade of this house in Mayfair, London, by British architecture firm Squire and Partners (+ slideshow). More
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From the Knees of my Nose to the Belly of my Toes by Alex Chinneck
The facade of this house in the English seaside town of Margate appears to slump down into the front yard (+ movie). More
The Oasis of Aboukir green wall by Patrick Blanc
Patrick Blanc, the inventor of living walls, has completed his latest vertical garden, covering the side of a five-storey Parisian block with waves of 7600 plants (+ slideshow). More
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FRAC Marseille by Kengo Kuma and Associates
A contemporary art centre with a chequered glass facade by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma is the latest in a string of cultural buildings to complete this year in Marseille. More
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CIRBUATS by Nick Ervinck
Belgian artist Nick Ervinck has masked the unattractive rear facade of a building in Ghent by constructing a gigantic yellow blob with a bar inside (+ slideshow). More
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Dalston House by Leandro Erlich
It might look like these people are scaling the walls of a London townhouse but they're actually lying on the ground, reflected in a huge mirror as part of an installation by Argentinian artist Leandro Erlich (+ slideshow). More
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Chungha in Gangnam by MVRDV
Dutch studio MVRDV has transformed the facade of an ageing mixed-use building into a stack of shop windows in Gangnam, the trendy district of Seoul described in the world-famous Korean pop song. More
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Umbrella Facade for the Madrid Pavilion by 3Gatti Architecture Studio
3Gatti Architecture Studio will add a facade of opening and closing steel umbrellas to Foreign Office Architects' Madrid Pavilion from the 2010 Shanghai Expo (+ slideshow). More
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The Orange Cube by Jakob + Macfarlane
This orange cube with two large round holes carved out of it is a design showroom in Lyon, France, by Paris studio Jakob + Macfarlane. More
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Les Yeux Verts by Jacques Ferrier Architecture
This multi-storey car park in Soissons, France, by Paris firm Jacques Ferrier Architectures has an undulating facade of vertical timbers. More
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Golf’s Tower by Hackenbrioch Architekten
Berlin practice Hackenbrioch Architekten have designed an apartment block for Lima, Peru, where sections of the facade fold open. More
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10 Hills Place by Amanda Levete Architects
London practice Amanda Levete Architects have completed the facade of an office building off Oxford Street in London. More
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Five Franklin Place by UNStudio
Construction has begun on a 20-story residential tower on 5 Franklin Place in New York designed by Dutch architect Ben van Berkel of UNStudio. More
